US4211360A - Openable container cover (III) - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D17/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
- B65D17/28—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness
- B65D17/401—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall
- B65D17/4011—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall for opening completely by means of a tearing tab
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S229/00—Envelopes, wrappers, and paperboard boxes
- Y10S229/924—Means to facilitate gripping a tear strip
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S229/00—Envelopes, wrappers, and paperboard boxes
- Y10S229/924—Means to facilitate gripping a tear strip
- Y10S229/925—Finger opening, e.g. slit, aperture
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- This invention relates generally to protective covers for prepackaged foods and more particularly it relates to an openable cover adapted to be used in connection with an aluminum pan in which raw corn kernels are popped.
- the packaging of foods in metal containers in which they must be heated for serving is a widespread practice.
- raw corn kernels for making popped corn Such packages contain dried corn kernels and cooking oil as well as salt, other flavoring agents and preservatives.
- the container is covered with an extensible aluminum foil and is provided with a handle. In the heating process, the pan is placed over a source of heat and the corn is popped within the pan causing expansion of the extensible cover.
- the aluminum foil used in such a cover is of extremely thin guage, considerably thinner than the aluminum used for the bottom or sides of the pan. Owing to its thinness, the aluminum foil in the cover is susceptible to damage or perforations. It is therefore necessary to employ an additional cover over the top of the pan when it is offered for sale and the additional cover must be easily openable.
- a paperboard cover is used and in addition to serving the protective function, it also permits display of advertising matter and identification of the product as well as directions for use.
- the paperboard cover is anchored in a sealed relation on the container by crimping a margin of the aluminum foil on both of the expansible top and relatively thick container sides.
- one or more top scores extend on both surfaces of the cover around the peripheral portion thereof.
- the depth of the top scores is usually less than the depth of the paperboard cover.
- an angular cut or tab terminating in the outer peripheral cut score.
- a paperboard container cover that is provided with cut scores and an angular cut so as to facilitate easy removal of a major portion thereof, as described hereinabove, is disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,043,680 and 3,110,233.
- Another object of this invention is to make the lid opening and removal easier.
- one feature of this invention resides in providing an opening in the cover near the starting end of a lift tongue and an easy to lift tab in tandem with the free end of the lift tongue.
- This tab is made by a short cut score line extending a small distance from and parallel to the free end of the lift tongue and by two short through cuts in a circular and semicircular top scores between the opening and the short cut score line on the lift tongue.
- a protective tab is applied over the opening either by by folding a circular satellite tab over the cover and partially glueing this tab to the top surface portion or by applying an easy-to-lift pressure sensitive adhesive label or tape on the upper surface to span the opening.
- This protective tab or adhesive label does not assist in the opening of the inner part of the cover and after its removal the user starts the opening process by lifting up the tab at the end of the lift tongue.
- FIG. 1 is a top view of one embodiment of this invention employing a protective tab folded over the cover;
- FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the cover of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a top view of another embodiment of the cover of this invention employing an easy to lift adhesive label to protect the cutout area;
- FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the lid of FIG. 3.
- Container cover 10 shown in the drawing is designed to be crimped along its peripheral edge 11 by the sides of an aluminum pan and an expansible aluminum top foil 9 indicated in a fragmentary view.
- the upper surface of the cover 10 is provided with a continuous outer cut score line 12 which is spaced from the outer edge 11 of the cover.
- a second cut score line 15 is formed on the upper surface of the cover in a spaced relation to cut score line 12. Cut score line 15 diverges from the cut score line 12 and extends across only a relatively small portion of cover 10 defining a tongue like area 17.
- a cutout area 19 of a size suitable to accommodate the tip of the finger of a user bridges the narrow part of the tongue 17 and defines a free edge 13' of the tongue.
- An easy to lift pull tab 13 is created at the starting end of the tongue 17 by providing a transverse cut score 14 at a short distance from and parallel to the free edge 13' and short throughcuts 12' and 15' in cut scores 12 and 15.
- the bottom surface of cover 10 is provided with a continuous cut score line 20 conforming in shape to and being uniformly spaced inwardly from cut score line 12.
- a second cut score line 22 on the lower surface is uniformly spaced inwardly from cut score line 15 and both cut score lines 20 and 22 terminate at the lift tab 13. In this manner the cut scores 12 and 20 define a tear ring 21 and the cut scores 15 and 22 define a tear strip 23.
- the aforementioned starting tongue 17 diverges from the cutout area 19 and serves for starting the opening process. Contrary to prior art covers of this type, the user can now without any preparatory manipulation insert his finger into the cutout area 19 and immediately grip the easy to lift tab 13.
- a protective circular tab 18 which is initially attached to the outside edge 11 of the cover along a connection line 11' extending between points 25 and 26.
- the tab 18 is folded along this connection line 11' onto the upper surface of cover 10 and partially glued thereto at 24, thereby covering the cutout area 19 and protecting the underlying aluminum foil of the container.
- tab 18 is simply lifted, and if desired, torn along a perforated score line 18'.
- an easy to lift type pressure sensitive adhesive label 27 is applied to the upper surface portion of the cover 10 to cover the lift tab 13 and the cutout area 19. After removal of the easy to lift label 27, the user would start removing the inner portion of the cover 10 in the same manner as in the preceding example.
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US4288027A (en) * | 1979-09-20 | 1981-09-08 | Champion International Corporation | Openable cardboard lid for extendable popcorn pans |
US4386706A (en) * | 1981-10-06 | 1983-06-07 | Champion International Corporation | Food container and cover therefor |
US6460759B1 (en) | 2000-05-02 | 2002-10-08 | Sonoco Development, Inc. | Multi-ply composite container with regions of weakened strength and method for manufacturing same |
EP1382544A1 (en) * | 2002-07-16 | 2004-01-21 | S.I.S. Societa' Italiana Scatole S.r.l. | Food tray |
US20050150891A1 (en) * | 2003-12-16 | 2005-07-14 | Amcor Flexibles Europe | Packaging having a perforable lid |
US20100032393A1 (en) * | 2008-08-06 | 2010-02-11 | Nikols Michael J | Tray-tag |
US8286376B2 (en) | 2008-08-06 | 2012-10-16 | Nikols Michael J | Tray-tag |
USD671012S1 (en) | 2011-06-14 | 2012-11-20 | Conagra Foods Rdm, Inc. | Microwavable bag |
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USD703547S1 (en) | 2011-06-14 | 2014-04-29 | Conagra Foods Rdm, Inc. | Microwavable bag |
US8729437B2 (en) | 2007-01-08 | 2014-05-20 | Con Agra Foods RDM, Inc. | Microwave popcorn package, methods and product |
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US4288027A (en) * | 1979-09-20 | 1981-09-08 | Champion International Corporation | Openable cardboard lid for extendable popcorn pans |
US4386706A (en) * | 1981-10-06 | 1983-06-07 | Champion International Corporation | Food container and cover therefor |
US6460759B1 (en) | 2000-05-02 | 2002-10-08 | Sonoco Development, Inc. | Multi-ply composite container with regions of weakened strength and method for manufacturing same |
US6558306B2 (en) | 2000-05-02 | 2003-05-06 | Sonoco Development, Inc. | Multi-ply composite container with regions of weakened strength and method for manufacturing same |
EP1382544A1 (en) * | 2002-07-16 | 2004-01-21 | S.I.S. Societa' Italiana Scatole S.r.l. | Food tray |
US20050150891A1 (en) * | 2003-12-16 | 2005-07-14 | Amcor Flexibles Europe | Packaging having a perforable lid |
US8729437B2 (en) | 2007-01-08 | 2014-05-20 | Con Agra Foods RDM, Inc. | Microwave popcorn package, methods and product |
US8735786B2 (en) | 2007-01-08 | 2014-05-27 | Conagra Foods Rdm, Inc. | Microwave popcorn package |
US9079704B2 (en) | 2007-01-08 | 2015-07-14 | Conagra Foods Rdm, Inc. | Microwave cooking package |
US7874088B2 (en) | 2008-08-06 | 2011-01-25 | Nikols Michael J | Tray-tag |
US8286376B2 (en) | 2008-08-06 | 2012-10-16 | Nikols Michael J | Tray-tag |
US20100032393A1 (en) * | 2008-08-06 | 2010-02-11 | Nikols Michael J | Tray-tag |
US8610039B2 (en) | 2010-09-13 | 2013-12-17 | Conagra Foods Rdm, Inc. | Vent assembly for microwave cooking package |
USD671012S1 (en) | 2011-06-14 | 2012-11-20 | Conagra Foods Rdm, Inc. | Microwavable bag |
USD703547S1 (en) | 2011-06-14 | 2014-04-29 | Conagra Foods Rdm, Inc. | Microwavable bag |
WO2018009134A1 (en) * | 2016-07-08 | 2018-01-11 | Å&R Carton Lund Aktiebolag | Sealing disc for a packaging container, a packaging container comprising the sealing disc, and a method for producing the sealing disc |
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Owner name: WALDORF CORPORATION, A CORP. OF DE. Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:004474/0467 Effective date: 19850716 |
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